"How do we accomplish what most states and the federal government cannot? I like to say we run government like a ranch. In ranching — my old job — you either pinch pennies or go belly-up. We do the same in government. Perhaps Washington can try it." Gov. Brian Schweitzer http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html

In Montana, the Wind and the Wide Open SpacesStark and beautiful, it can be nonetheless a lonely or threatening landscape; storms appear in the sky miles away and you can watch them approach or sense them over your shoulder catching up to you.

Come Home Idaho

Wireless data company to hire 250 in BoiseWireless Data Services (WDS) is looking for 250 or more applicants in Boise who want to utilize and further develop their customer service skills and wireless product knowledge.

Judge orders Bitterroot Resort sold for $23M to repay debts"As a piece of land, it is a treasure in the area," Friends of Lolo Peak's Daphne Herling said Thursday of the 3,000-acre Maclay Ranch. "... Whatever happens with that piece of land, we believe the areas of Lolo Peak and Carlton Ridge should be permanently protected from any future development."

Economic development not a one-man jobA full economic development effort requires innovation at our universities and in our businesses, with the full complement of tools necessary to commercialize those innovations -- financing sources for all sizes of businesses, business and management expertise, and the necessary workforce.

A Race in Montana May Again Be Crucial to Senate Control"Working together is what built this place when the homesteaders came here Working together is a Montana way of life, it's a Montana value and we need to take that back to Washington, D.C. Start working for proactive solutions instead of trying to find excuses to vote against stuff." Sen. Jon Tester

New Network Could Help Disaster CommunicationsScientists at Georgia Tech College of Computing say they've developed a possible solution, dubbed LifeNet, a mobile Relevant Products/Services ad-hoc network Relevant Products/Services designed for use in highly transient conditions and requiring no infrastructure such as cell towers or traditional landlines.

Energy and Climate Change

Electric cars get a charge out of Portland streetAre they long-distance travelers pulling off of Interstate 5 for a quick fill-up, or professors going to work? When the car charges, do they stand around and wait, or do they stop by the coffee shop across the street?